The Twinery and Poppystamps Blog Hop

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Today is the last day of the Twinery and Poppystamps blog hop, and if you headed over from Le Cardon Bleu, welcome! If you missed out on the first two days of projects, make sure to head over to the Twinery blog for a full list. I was able to pick my stamps and I got this super cute Teresa Tea Time stamp as well as two sizes of the sakura. I picked up some brown craft paper and made my own wrapping paper. I tied some Peapod Stripe, Solid Marigold, and Honeydew Solid around the package and also made some little twine pom poms. There's also a chance to ... Read More

Cross Stitch Hand Stamped T-Shirt!

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I had an idea for a project and I finally sat down and did it. I have a linoleum carving set from an illustration class in college, so I made myself a "cross stitch" stamp. I made a grid on the shirt first using a ruler and a a fabric pencil. I folded the shirt in half to get the midpoint and started from there and worked out drawing lines every half inch. Make sure you put some sort of cardboard inside the shirt to avoid it bleeding through. I used fabric paint and a sponge brush. It was tedious but I brushed a thin layer on every time, I didn't want to risk ... Read More

50 States Stitching Club by Wild Olive

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Mollie from Wild Olive has another fantastic stitching club, this one is the 50 States! I swore to myself I was going to finish the spring stitching club before starting, but I just couldn't help myself! Every week is a different state and in the end I will have a quilt. I picked out my fabrics and I stitched up the first three states. On Saturday I went to breakfast with Mollie and I gave her a few state themed gifts. I had Jen from 52 Lasers cut this map thread holder and needleminder. I love how they turned out! I also saw these state cookies at Whole Foods ... Read More

Dropcloth Color Wheel Sampler

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I bought the Dropcloth color wheel sampler months ago and decided to finally start it last week. I am terrible about buying things and leaving them to sit untouched and I really want to remedy that. I have a lot of other things I've purchased and then haven't used (sashiko samplers, LED stitching kit, specialty threads and fabrics) and I am making it a point to use them. It's so easy to get caught up on making sure you save them for the perfect project so they don't go to waste. But in reality, by leaving them sitting around, they are already going to waste. I ... Read More

Laser Cut Hexagon Pendants

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I don't think it's any surprise that I've caught the hexagon bug. I've become an English paper piecing machine and I'm finding myself drawn to any and all hexagon patterns. Just check out this pouch, Moleskine, and duct tape that I got. Anyways, Jen from 52 Lasers made an assortment of hexagon pendant frames and I got to help her fill them! My first thought was obviously fabric. I'm a huge fan of making fabric hexagons, so I knew I wanted to make fabric hexagons to wear. I also wanted to cross stitch a design but that hasn't happened yet. But I did make a ... Read More

Hexagon Cuff Bracelet – 12 Hexies Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the next stop on the 12 hexies (or less) blog hop. I was so excited when Diane from CraftyPod told me the idea for this blog hop. I have been working on an EPP quilt since the beginning of the year and it is a very, very labor intensive project. So the idea of smaller, more manageable projects is extremely appealing, I put together this cuff in a few hours. What you'll need: .5" hexagons Scraps of fabric Felt strip 1.5" wide Button Thin elastic Fabric glue Needle and thread Embroidery floss Assemble some hexagons with your paper ... Read More

Completed! Sherlock Cross Stitch

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I finally finished the Sherlock cross stitch using the Wee Little Stitches pattern. This is actually the first time I've ever done a project from someone else's pattern. I started the Quilty Stitchalong but haven't finished it. It was interesting working from someone else's pattern, this was also the first time I've ever done back stitching. I was so ready to be done with the project that I wanted to skip it, but I'll admit that it does add a nice finished quality. This took a lot longer than I expected, but I'm really pleased with the outcome. Now to get this ... Read More

Did You Know I’m an Illustrator?

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Originally I titled this "did you know I used to be an illustrator" but went back and changed it. I got my BFA in illustration from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design but I don't draw much lately, but I guess I still consider myself an illustrator even though I do a lot more than that now. When I was in school I really wanted to work as an animator or illustrate children's books, but after graduation I went the more safe route of getting a graphic design job. The job actually gave me quite a few opportunities to illustrate, my very first project was an HVACR ... Read More